2 . In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you call him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he thinks it’s a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten easily. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings appear between people from cultures that treat time differently. Being on time is highly thought of in American life. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the USA, keeping business companies waiting for an hour is too impolite.  A person is expected to say sorry when he is 5 minutes late. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

1. The best title for this passage is_________.

A．the importance of time	B．the culture of time
C．the importance of an announcement	D．explanation of being late

2. What is the meaning of the underlined word “attached” in paragraph 1?

A．shown

B．drawn

C．taken

D．given

3. Supposing one wants to make a telephone call early in the morning, this would mean________.

A．the matter requires immediate attention	B．it is a matter of life and death
C．the matter is not so important	D．the matter is somewhat important

4. According to this passage, time plays an important role in _________.

A．social life

B．private life

C．family life

D．school life

5. According to the passage, which of the following statements may the author agree to?

A．If one is less than 5 minutes late, he has to make a short apology.

B．It is better for one to make telephone calls at night because it costs much less.

C．It is appropriate to send your invitation cards three or four days before a dinner party date in U.S.A.

D．It may be proper to send your invitation to your guests three or four days before a dinner party date in some cultures.

3 . 假定你是李华，最近《China Daily》 ））就如何看待中国传统文化”面向社会征稿。请你用英 语给编辑写一封信，谈谈你自己的想法。要点如下：
1、表明自己的立场（传统文化应该得到保护和传承）；
2、 给出你的理由；
3、 呼吁社会共同参与。
注意：1、字数100左右；
2、 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3、 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：传承inherit
Dear editor,

I'm writing to you to talk about my opinions about traditional Chinese culture.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Mid-Autumn Festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is a time for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the full moon — a symbol of     1     (abundant), harmony and luck. Adults will usually indulge in fragrant mooncakes of many     2     (vary) with a good cup hot Chinese tea,     3     the little ones run around with their brightly-lit lanterns.

The Mid-Autumn Festival probably began as a harvest festival,     4     was later given a mythological flavour with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon. According to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns     5     (circle) over it. One day, all ten suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi,     6     (manage) to shoot down nine of the suns. Yi stole the elixir（长生不老药）of life     7     (save) the people from his tyrannical（残暴的）rule, but his wife, Chang-E drank it. Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the 14th century, the eating of mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival     8     (give) a new significance. The story goes that when Zhu Yuan Zhang was plotting to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty started by the Mongolians,     9     rebels hid their messages in the Mid-Autumn mooncakes. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels     10     (success) attacked and overthrew the government.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Food serves     1     a form of communication in two fundamental ways.     2    (share) bread or other foods is a common human tradition. Food can play a significant role in a family or culture’s celebrations or traditions.The foods we eat—and when and     3     we eat them—are often unique to a particular culture or may even differ     4     rural(农村的)and urban areas within one country.

Sharing bread, whether during a special occasion(时刻).    5    at the family dinner table,is a common symbol of togetherness. Many cultures also celebrate birthdays and marriages     6     cakes that are cut and shared among the guests.

Food also plays an important role in many New Year     7     (celebrate). In the southern United States, pieces of corn bread represent blocks of gold for prosperity(兴旺)in the New Year. In Greece,people share a special cake. A coin is     8    (put) into the cake,     9     signifies(预示)success in the New Year for the person who     10     (receive) it.

6 . 假如你是李华，你的英国网友Peter给你发来一封邮件，说他对汉语书法非常感兴趣，想学习但了解太少。请你给Peter回复一封邮件，内容包括：
1.汉语书法的特点：
1)是中国传统艺术，历史悠久，风格多样；
2)看似简单，实则需要很多技巧；
2. 给予对方鼓励。
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.信的开头、结尾已为你写好，不计入总字数。
参考词汇：汉语书法 Chinese calligraphy
Dear Peter,

I’m delighted to learn that you are very interested in Chinese calligraphy.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

7 . Fujian puppetry(木偶戏) has a thousand-year history. It is one of the _______ of Chinese performing art to the world’s culture and has_________a set of characteristic techniques of performance and puppet making, as well as a repertoire (全部剧目) of plays and music.

No _______ has yet been reached on the_________and development of Chinese puppetry. _______ the Shang dynasty (16th-11th century B.C.), pottery figurines (陶俑) used as burial objects (随葬品) have been discovered at the Yin Ruins. Wooden figurines _______during the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Periods (770-221 B.C.). In a Western Han tomb at Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan province, an army of wooden figurines of singers, dancers and musicians have been discovered. These were a great _______ on those from previous dynasties _______craftsmanship, variety and modeling, which represent the _______Chinese puppets. Over time, figurines as burial objects ________ into puppets for entertainment during holiday__________. ________, just like many other traditional forms of art, Fujian puppetry has fallen out of favour with the younger generations. The number of young people learning puppetry has ________ due to socioeconomic changes ________their lifestyles and the long period of training ________to master the sophisticated (复杂的) performing techniques.

In response, ________ communities, groups and bearers (传授者) worked out the 2008-2020 Strategy for the Training of Coming Generations of Fujian Puppetry Practitioners. The key ________ are to safeguard the spread of Fujian Puppetry and provide professional ________to raise a new generation of puppetry practitioners.

In 2012, the strategy was selected by the UNESCO to be part of the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices. With the wide ________ of practitioners, local people and education institutions, Fujian Puppetry can__________ a brighter future.

1.

A．incidents

B．judgments

C．contributions

D．attempts

2.

A．accepted

B．developed

C．appreciated

D．recognized

3.

A．introduction

B．conservation

C．conclusion

D．presentation

4.

A．origins

B．compositions

C．techniques

D．functions

5.

A．Differing from

B．Arising from

C．Coming from

D．Dating from

6.

A．survived

B．jumped

C．appeared

D．applied

7.

A．improvement

B．decoration

C．disappointment

D．impression

8.

A．in preference to

B．in regard to

C．in answer to

D．in reply to

9.

A．lively

B．early

C．natural

D．precious

10.

A．struggled

B．modified

C．flooded

D．evolved

11.

A．conditions

B．celebrations

C．instructions

D．invitations

12.

A．Previously

B．Particularly

C．Eventually

D．Unfortunately

13.

A．increased

B．reduced

C．remained

D．climbed

14.

A．expressing

B．consuming

C．transforming

D．confirming

15.

A．devoted

B．spent

C．required

D．cost

16.

A．concerned

B．concrete

C．confident

D．convenient

17.

A．chance

B．interest

C．goal

D．problem

18.

A．learning

B．spreading

C．performing

D．training

19.

A．comprehension

B．participation

C．companion

D．organization

20.

A．produce

B．expect

C．select

D．observe

8 . It may not yet be October, but the world’s biggest beer festival is already happening in Munich, Germany. In spite of its name, Oktoberfest actually begins in the third weekend of September and lasts until the first Sunday in October. This year it started on Sept 21 and will end on Oct 6.

By the end of the two weeks, an estimated (估计) over 6 million people will have arrived at the famous tented fairgrounds for the celebration. While the festival falls in September, the beer is traditionally brewed (酿造) all the way back in March. During Oktoberfest, the rest of the year’s beer is drunk to make room for the new year’s beer.

Each year, over 5 million liter mugs (马克杯) of beer are usually drunk. But even more popular than the beers themselves are the mugs. Security guards take about 150,000 from souvenir hunters every year, but many still go missing. So the fine for stealing the must-have item is up to $60 (368 yuan).

While it may be obvious that Oktoberfest is about drinking massive (大量的) glasses of beer, eating plenty of delicious German foods is another fun festival activity. The most popular meals involve smoked meat and potatoes. Germans often prefer to eat heavy food, using plenty of mustards and sauces. The country has as many as 1,500 different kinds of sausages (香肠). There are also 300 kinds of bread to go with the sausages.

The clothes that Oktoberfest goers wear also make the annual fall festival special. Lederhosen (皮短裤) and tall socks are traditional dress. But no German outfit would be complete without the famous Peter Pan-esque (彼得·潘风格的) hats.

1. Which of the following aspects (方面) about Oktoberfest is not mentioned in the passage?

A．Foods.	B．Activities.
C．Clothes.	D．Weather.

2. Which of the following statements about Oktoberfest is TRUE?

A．Oktoberfest is the most popular beer festival in the world.

B．People can taste delicious German foods during Oktoberfest.

C．Every Oktoberfest goers must wear the Peter Pan-esque hat.

D．Each year, over 5 million mugs go missing during Oktoberfest.

3. In which column can you probably read the article?

A．Culture.	B．Science.
C．Education.	D．Sports.

9 . 假定你是李华，你的英国网友Tom对中国传统节日非常感兴趣，他写信向你询问。请你根据以下要点，给他写一封回信，向他介绍一个你最喜爱的节日。
要点：1.节日的名称、时间；
2.节日的庆祝方式；
3. 邀请他来体验。
注意：1.词数：100词左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom，
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

10 . The "Double Seven Festival" is a traditional Chinese festival. It has a longer history than the_________ of Valentine's Day in the West.

The origin of this festival is related to a cowboy and a weaving girl, ___________ love story has become a part of the Chinese culture. ___________ there are many different versions of the story,   the most popular one begins with a poor cowboy. Living with his elder and___________ brother, who treated him badly, the cowboy looked after an old cow every day. Though life was tough and boring, he_____________it in silence, without complaining

_____________ , even such a hard life didn't last long. His brother got rid of him and all he got was the old cow. Although they couldn't talk to each other, they___________ on each other for company. One day, miracle happened. The old cow started talking and told him that there would be seven fairies coming down to the Earth to___________in a pond. All he should do was to_________ the dress of one of the fairies. Then that fairy would be his wife.____________ but excited, the cowboy followed the cow's advice.

Every day,   the cowboy went to work____________ the fairy wove cloth at home. However, their ____________ life came to an end when the Heavenly Goddess learned about it. She took the weaving girl away and drew a line in the____________ that turned into the Milky Way, which____________ the cowboy meeting her wife. Due to the strong reaction from the young____________, the Goddess finally allowed them to see each other only once a year. The day was on the____________ day of the seventh month. That is ______________ the Double Seven Festival came into being.

Although the love story doesn't end up with a happy ending, it is to be told from one______________ to another. It reminds people to cherish every moment____________with their loved ones and not to regret until we ______________ them.

1.

A．celebration

B．congratulation

C．inspiration

D．liberation

2.

A．which

B．who

C．whose

D．that

3.

A．As if

B．Even if

C．Until then

D．In case

4.

A．open-minded

B．absent-minded

C．narrow-minded

D．business-minded

5.

A．came up with

B．put up with

C．broke up with

D．took up with

6.

A．Actually

B．Unluckily

C．Happily

D．Frankly

7.

A．depended

B．based

C．concentrated

D．worked

8.

A．bathe

B．sleep

C．dance

D．play

9.

A．make

B．bring

C．steal

D．buy

10.

A．Interested

B．Frightened

C．Tired

D．Surprised

11.

A．while

B．as

C．before

D．after

12.

A．careful

B．successful

C．peaceful

D．helpful

13.

A．earth

B．water

C．sand

D．sky

14.

A．freed

B．risked

C．kept

D．prevented

15.

A．gentleman

B．lady

C．cow

D．couple

16.

A．fifth

B．sixth

C．seventh

D．eighth

17.

A．why

B．when

C．where

D．how

18.

A．dynasty

B．generation

C．age

D．person

19.

A．shared

B．connected

C．filled

D．separated

20.

A．meet

B．lose

C．miss

D．see